Difference between revisions of "MSV11-A static MOS memory"
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| − | The '''MSV11-A''' was a [[DEC card form factor|dual]]-height [[QBUS]] [[static RAM]] [[main memory]] card. They held 2KB when fully populated. | + | The '''MSV11-A''' was a [[DEC card form factor|dual]]-height [[QBUS]] [[static RAM]] [[main memory]] card. (Being static RAM, they did not require [[memory refresh]].) They held 2KB when fully populated. |
It is not clear if they were ever actually produced, or if they were merely announced, and then withdrawn before any were shipped; information on them is very limited. | It is not clear if they were ever actually produced, or if they were merely announced, and then withdrawn before any were shipped; information on them is very limited. | ||
| − | Their starting [[address]] | + | Their starting [[address]] was configured by use of [[jumper]]s. They were likely [[QBUS#Variable address size|Q16]] cards (hence, could not be used in Q18 or Q22 systems, such as [[PDP-11/23]]'s with more than 64KB of memory). |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1103/EK-LSI11-TM-002.pdf LSI-11, PDP-11/03 user's manual] - the MSV11-A is covered | + | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1103/EK-LSI11-TM-002.pdf LSI-11, PDP-11/03 user's manual] (EK-LSI11-TM-002) - the MSV11-A is covered in Section 4.6 (pp. 67-68 of the PDF) and Chapter 7 (pp. 107-109 of the PDF) |
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 7 July 2023
The MSV11-A was a dual-height QBUS static RAM main memory card. (Being static RAM, they did not require memory refresh.) They held 2KB when fully populated.
It is not clear if they were ever actually produced, or if they were merely announced, and then withdrawn before any were shipped; information on them is very limited.
Their starting address was configured by use of jumpers. They were likely Q16 cards (hence, could not be used in Q18 or Q22 systems, such as PDP-11/23's with more than 64KB of memory).
External links
- LSI-11, PDP-11/03 user's manual (EK-LSI11-TM-002) - the MSV11-A is covered in Section 4.6 (pp. 67-68 of the PDF) and Chapter 7 (pp. 107-109 of the PDF)
